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The IBM Hardware Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, v3.2 allows customers to use the enhanced features of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to manage the health state of IBM System x Servers, Blades and BladeCenter Chassis.

Key features include:

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Extensive monitoring of the health of hardware components for IBM System x servers and BladeCenter x86/x64 blades running Windows

Rich monitoring of the health of BladeCenter chassis and BladeCenter modules via the SNMP protocol

Comprehensive monitoring of the health of software stacks for managing IBM hardware

Easy determination of overall system health by the aggregation of hardware health monitors

The following additional features are part of the IBM Upward Integration for Microsoft System Center. Activation licenses can be purchased by contacting your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner.

Power Monitoring of UEFI/IMM System X Servers and Blades running Windows 2008 & R2. Offers the ability to monitor overall system power usage, and generates alerts when power consumption rises above predefined consumption thresholds